At-Large Senate Election Procedure
Spring 2008

Elect At-Large elected faculty senator

§         Term commences at the Spring organizational meeting, Friday, April 25, 2008

§         Term ends Spring 2011

Eligibility to serve as Senator

University Senate Bylaws Article II, Section 1.A.2.  The thirty six (36) faculty members are elected as specified in II.Section2.A.  The term of service for an elected faculty senator shall be three (3) years in duration and begin with the call to order of the spring organizational meeting of the University Senate and shall continue until his/her successor assumes office.  The eligibility requirements for an elected faculty senator are membership in the Corps of Instruction as detailed in II.Section2.A.1 and the completion of at least two (2) years of service at the university at the time his/her term of service begins.

Call for nominations

§         Nominations open—February 11

§         Send nominations to Douglas Goings at douglas.goings@gcsu.edu

§         Nominations close—February 14 at 4:00 p.m.

Election

§         Nominated faculty must accept his or her nomination in order to be placed on the ballot

§         Eligibility to Vote is determined from the Corps of Instruction counted in the apportionment of Senators

§         Voting Method—electronic secret ballot

§         The faculty person receiving the most votes will be declared the At-Large Senator

§         In the event of a tie, the winner will be selected through a blind draw.

§         Voting Dates

·        Opens Monday, February 18

·        Closes Thursday, February 21

§         Announcement of Election Results no later than March 1

Selection of a Replacement At-Large Senator or an Additional At-Large Senator

If an At-Large senator needs to be replaced during his or her term of service or an additional At-Large senator needs to be added to the University Senate, the candidate who received the second highest number of votes in the election will be contacted to determine his or her willingness to serve. If necessary, the candidate who received the third highest number of votes will be contacted.  This process will continue until either a candidate in the prior election agrees to serve or all candidates in the prior election decline to serve. If none of the candidates from the prior election wishes to serve, a replacement election will be conducted in compliance with the University Senate Bylaws.